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ArthurAWESOME Posted 16 years ago
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Clothing or clothes
clothing or clothes, what is a difference between this two words?
When would you say the first and when the second, you, native-speakers?
Thanks.
When would you say the first and when the second, you, native-speakers?
Thanks.
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The first is a non-count noun and the second is a plural-only countable noun: I don't have much clothing; I don't have many clothes . Outside of idioms and fixed phrases, we use them essentially interchangeably.
- The first is a non-count noun and the second is a plural-only countable noun: I don't have much clothing; I don't have many clothes .
- Outside of idioms and fixed phrases, we use them essentially interchangeably.
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The first is a non-count noun and the second is a plural-only countable noun: I don't have much clothing; I don't have many clothes. Outside of idioms and fixed phrases, we use them essentially interchangeably.
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